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All right, it's time to make some biopics of mathematicians.
GALOIS, the romantic tale of a young revolutionary who spent the night before his death rewriting the future of algebra. Starring @RealChalamet.
GALOIS, the romantic tale of a young revolutionary who spent the night before his death rewriting the future of algebra. Starring @RealChalamet.
WILES, the story of a 350-year-old puzzle, and the man who finally cracked it. Starring @jamesocromwell.
AGNESI. Her mathematical prowess was her father's path to respectability - and her own path to God.
Starring Kristen Wiig.
Starring Kristen Wiig.
LOVELACE & BABBAGE. His hands built the first computer; her imagination built the computer age.
Starring Natalie Portman and Tommy Lee Jones.
Starring Natalie Portman and Tommy Lee Jones.
NOETHER. Her colleagues blocked her path. She blazed a new one.
Starring Beanie Feldstein.
Starring Beanie Feldstein.
Crushing it with the West Wing alumni. https://twitter.com/marinaepelman/status/1308789117845671936
I imagine Noah giving a performance in the best biopic tradition: captivating, deep, and marred only by persistent lapses in his American accent. https://twitter.com/mathyadriana/status/1308791390491607040
In typical fashion, Hollywood will release several competing Grothendieck films all in the same year, but this one is a strong contender. https://twitter.com/pfau/status/1308793585068900355
I hope we get "deeply soulful" Swinton instead of "deeply weird" Swinton, but I'm on board either way. https://twitter.com/mathyadriana/status/1308810394404876288
Hard to believe this one's not already in production. https://twitter.com/mathyadriana/status/1308811863212331010
He unraveled logic. Would it unravel him? https://twitter.com/ablockgo/status/1308927821260128256
I love indulging in silly movie tropes, but Maryam Mirzakhani's story is too sad and raw and real.
Film it in Farsi, shower it in Oscars, and hand me the Kleenex. I'm not crying, you're crying. https://twitter.com/WanderingPoint/status/1308801207499186177
Film it in Farsi, shower it in Oscars, and hand me the Kleenex. I'm not crying, you're crying. https://twitter.com/WanderingPoint/status/1308801207499186177
THE AL-KHWARIZMI ALGORITHM, starring Idris Elba.
Because the guy credited with kick-starting algebra was... uh, kind of a dreamboat?
Because the guy credited with kick-starting algebra was... uh, kind of a dreamboat?
OH WAIT a rival studio is filming another Al-Khwarizmi biopic: https://twitter.com/jennalaib/status/1308936908018458625
HILBERT, starring Bob Balaban.
A whimsical Willy Wonka logician sets forth 23 problems. Who will capture the first golden ticket?
A whimsical Willy Wonka logician sets forth 23 problems. Who will capture the first golden ticket?
This film earns rave reviews but struggles at the box office because, with a title that's spelled six different ways, no one knows how to buy tickets https://twitter.com/KHCollinsMath/status/1308939035025575937
I can already hear Goldblum saying "Automathography" in the trailer. https://twitter.com/math_vet/status/1308942107034423297
THE STATISTICIAN: starring Spike Lee, in a rare turn in front of the camera, as David Blackwell.
https://twitter.com/jahmerican876/status/1308948062274945024
https://twitter.com/jahmerican876/status/1308948062274945024
